Boba Fett Spin-Off to Alter his Character?

It's time to play the rumor game! The subject this round: that potential Boba Fett spin-off film.

Before you continue reading, it bears repeating that these are rumors. Absolutely nothing here has been officially confirmed, so take everything you read with a whole shaker of salt.

Latino Review report that Star Wars: Episode VII co-writer Lawrence Kasdan has pitched the following story for the much hyped Boba Fett solo movie:

"The spin-off will start with a complete stranger killing Boba Fett and taking his armor, starting a Man-With-No-Name bounty hunter tale. So: someone kills the Boba Fett from the prequels and takes his armor and name. One this is for certain [sic] is that Kasdan didn’t like the prequel and wants no Bobba Fett Clone in the spin-off film."

Is the man behind the mask who we thought he was?

While Latino Review don't mention sources for the story idea, they cite three sources who back-up rumors that Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston is on the short list of directors being considered to direct the spin-off.

Making Boba Fett a different character would solve the clone problem the prequels created, which means they wouldn't be forced to use Jango Fett actor Temuera Morrison if the helmet came off (since Boba was a clone of Jango). It's not clear whether the rumor places this story before or after the Sarlaac pit incident.

Before you get too excited (or outraged), remember -- again -- that these are all unconfirmed stories. Even if there is any truth to them, they would be in a very early stage and subject to change. The Episode VII script was only recently finished, and the film's coming out next year. The first scheduled spin-off film won't release until 2016, at the earliest.

So, take a deep breath and tell us what you would like to see from a potential Boba Fett movie.